David Augustus Leonard

1771–1819 (age 48)

Photograph of David Augustus Leonard

Biography

David Augustus Leonard was a young man whose life was cut short during the early years of the American republic. Though his years were few, he lived during a time of great significance and change in the nation's history, and his memory is preserved in the records of his community.

Leonard's brief life represents the many individuals of his generation who lived through the formative years of the United States. His legacy, though modest in scope, is part of the broader historical record of his time and place.